Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Africa: Solid Commitment. AU military chiefs draw Somalia war plan

update  AU military chiefs draw Somalia war plan
The 15th African Union Summit opened yesterday amid heavy security presence and with one item on everyone's lips-regional security. The official theme of the conference is maternal and child health on the continent."We all want a peaceful Africa; a secure Africa," said Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa while opening the meeting in Kampala, shortly after thanking delegates for attending the conference a week after terrorists attacked Uganda.He said Uganda's contribution to peace and security is evident across "parts of Africa" and described the country's commitment "against terrorism" as "solid".Since the 7/11 attacks, Uganda has said it supports an aggressive policy in Somalia which would change the current mandate of the African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) to one which will emphasise peace enforcement, hence authorise the troops to attack al Shabaab Islamist militants who control most of the country.Allied to the global al Qaeda terrorist network, al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attacks on Uganda which claimed the lives of over 76 people.It has also promised more attacks on Uganda and Burundi-the two troop contributing countries to AMISOM-further emphasising the urgency that the matter be considered at this international meeting."It is possible that considering the situation in Somalia presently and the profile of the recent attacks in Uganda, that security will take more visibility," said Mr Patrick Muganda-Guma, the Foreign Affairs spokesman.Peace and security are some of the key items on the agenda for discussion at this meeting alongside health, economic and investment issues."One of the main meetings will be that of the African Peace and Security Council of which Uganda was a member last year," Mr Guma said.The body, which makes continental policy on matters of security, has 15 members based on regional representation. Currently, Kenya, Rwanda and Djibouti represent East Africa.t is this body that is poised to advance the discussion on regional security, especially on Somalia, and which consideration could reflect on the East African Standby Brigade - an envisaged regional military force which some voices have urged should intervene in the Somalia crisis.
By press time, 38 heads of state - up from 29 last week--had confirmed their attendance of the Summit. The 15th AU summit is also expected to be a launch platform for the next Climate Change meeting to be held in Cancun, Mexico.Madagascar, Guinea and Niger will not attend having been suspended for unconstitutional changes of power while Morocco has withdrawn from the union. There are also 49 delegations present.
Other guests
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon is guest of honour at this Summit. Other key non-African leaders are the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Australia Steven Smith, his Cuban counterpart Bruno Lodriguez Parilla, Venezuela's FM Nicolas Maduro Moros and the Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Relations of Japan, Chisnami Nishimura.The Summit is also expected to drive the cause for reform at the United Nations. The AU wants at least two African countries represented on the United Nations Security Council (as permanent members with expanded powers) which Uganda is preparing to chair in October.
Currently, while African nations have rotational representation on the world's most powerful body, they remain non-permanent members without veto powers.

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Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir

Ex-Somali Police Commissioner  General Mohamed Abshir

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979

Sultan Kenadid

Sultan Kenadid
Sultanate of Obbia

President of the United Meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal of the Somali Republic,

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
Sultanate of Warsengeli

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre
Siad Barre ( A somali Hero )

MoS Moments of Silence

MoS Moments of Silence
honor the fallen

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre  and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Beautiful handshake

May Allah bless him and give Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan

May Allah bless him and give  Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan
Honorable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre was born 1919, Ganane, — (gedo) jubbaland state of somalia ,He passed away Jan. 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) President of Somalia, from 1969-1991 He has been the great leader Somali people in Somali history, in 1975 Siad Bare, recalled the message of equality, justice, and social progress contained in the Koran, announced a new family law that gave women the right to inherit equally with men. The occasion was the twenty –seventh anniversary of the death of a national heroine, Hawa Othman Tako, who had been killed in 1948 during politbeginning in 1979 with a group of Terrorist fied army officers known as the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).Mr Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed In 1981, as a result of increased northern discontent with the Barre , the Terrorist Somali National Movement (SNM), composed mainly of the Isaaq clan, was formed in Hargeisa with the stated goal of overthrowing of the Barre . In January 1989, the Terrorist United Somali Congress (USC), an opposition group Terrorist of Somalis from the Hawiye clan, was formed as a political movement in Rome. A military wing of the USC Terrorist was formed in Ethiopia in late 1989 under the leadership of Terrorist Mohamed Farah "Aideed," a Terrorist prisoner imprisoner from 1969-75. Aideed also formed alliances with other Terrorist groups, including the SNM (ONLF) and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), an Terrorist Ogadeen sub-clan force under Terrorist Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess in the Bakool and Bay regions of Southern Somalia. , 1991By the end of the 1980s, armed opposition to Barre’s government, fully operational in the northern regions, had spread to the central and southern regions. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes, claiming refugee status in neighboring Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. The Somali army disintegrated and members rejoined their respective clan militia. Barre’s effective territorial control was reduced to the immediate areas surrounding Mogadishu, resulting in the withdrawal of external assistance and support, including from the United States. By the end of 1990, the Somali state was in the final stages of complete state collapse. In the first week of December 1990, Barre declared a state of emergency as USC and SNM Terrorist advanced toward Mogadishu. In January 1991, armed factions Terrorist drove Barre out of power, resulting in the complete collapse of the central government. Barre later died in exile in Nigeria. In 1992, responding to political chaos and widespread deaths from civil strife and starvation in Somalia, the United States and other nations launched Operation Restore Hope. Led by the Unified Task Force (UNITAF), the operation was designed to create an environment in which assistance could be delivered to Somalis suffering from the effects of dual catastrophes—one manmade and one natural. UNITAF was followed by the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM). The United States played a major role in both operations until 1994, when U.S. forces withdrew. Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATES ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government

The Honourable Ronald Reagan,

When our world changed forever

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)
Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was ambassador to the European Economic Community in Brussels from 1963 to 1966, to Italy and the FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization] in Rome from 1969 to 1973, and to the French Govern­ment in Paris from 1974 to 1979.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac 'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac  'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.
Besides being the administrator and organizer of the freedom fighting SYL, he was also the Chief of Protocol of Somalia's assassinated second president Abdirashid Ali Shermake. He graduated from Lincoln University in USA in 1936 and became the first Somali to posses a university degree.

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Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic
Somalia

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